UnitWhydontyougetherascarf2.pptVIP

Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf? Fill in the blanks with the words given. 1. Today is Jim’s birthday. His mother is going to make a ______ meal for him. special Self check expensive boring cheap special interesting 2. My shoes were really ______. They only cost $5. 3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an _________ restaurant, but the food was not good at all. 4. The movie was ______. I fell asleep half way through it. cheap expensive boring 5. It’s important to choose subjects that you find __________. interesting Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy. Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough. 1. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. rather than可作连词词组使用，连接两个并列成分，意为“是……而不是……、与其……不如……”。它连接的两个并列成分可以是名词、形容词、动词、介词短语等。如： He is a writer rather than a teacher. 他是作家而不是教师。 Her hair is red rather than brown. 她的头发是红色的而不是棕色的。 I decided to write rather than telephone. 我决定写信而不是打电话。 He likes taking exercise in the evening rather than in the morning. 他喜欢在晚上锻炼身体而不是早上。 2. Instead, making a meal is enough． instead是副词，意为“代替、而不是”。它可单独位于句首或句尾，位于句首时后